The function exercised by notaries takes place in Honduras and abroad, as long as the act or contract takes effect in Honduras, regardless of the nationality of the person the requests or appears in the transaction.

The non contentious matters submitted to the consideration of our notaries are listed below:

Over 38 years of experience as a criminal lawyer.Legal Advisor and Notary Public for the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (ret.).Former Advisor to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Public Service:Advisor to the Supreme Court of Honduras.Legal advisor for the Office of the Attorney General.Advisor to the Office of the General Prosecutor.Member of the drafting commission of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Criminal Judge at the District Court of Tegucigalpa.

Tenured professor of Law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras in the areas of Contract Law & Obligations and Family Law.

Head of the Human Rights Master Program at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.

Public Practice:

Representative of Civil Society before the Anticorruption Committee.

Liaison between the United Nations and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.

Ms. Mejía is a frequent speaker in conferences and publishes papers in relation with private law matters.

Bar Memberships:

Honduran Bar Association.

]]>Tax Lawhttp://www.kymabogados.com/tax-law/
Wed, 03 Jun 2015 03:43:22 +0000http://www.kymabogados.com/?p=1571K&M Abogados’ tax expertise is at the core of the firm’s prominent transactional practice. We counsel on the full range of national and international tax issues that arise in structuring commercial and financial transactions. We add a significant value to these transactions by creating tax-efficient structures and by providing innovative, practical solutions to advance the economic efficiency and competitive advantage our clients pursue.

Our comprehensive knowledge of tax law and the support of associated professionals in the fields of economics, financial engineering and audit have allowed us to serve as trusted tax counsel to many companies operating in Honduras and to excel in the development of tax planning strategies that achieve our clients’ business objectives within the rule of law.

The tax attorneys at K&M Abogados are true generalists, working on deals throughout the firm’s transactional practice areas and possessing a breadth and depth of experience in the most challenging areas of tax law, including corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; partnerships, LLCs and other joint ventures; private equity transactions; real estate and regulated investment companies.

We also have significant experience with administrative proceedings before the Honduran Tax Agency (DEI) relating to the import and export of goods and services and we have experienced tax litigators who can represent clients in all phases of tax dispute resolution.

]]>Labor Lawhttp://www.kymabogados.com/labor-law/
Wed, 03 Jun 2015 03:42:42 +0000http://www.kymabogados.com/?p=1568In Honduras, labor regulation has been clearly influenced by historical events such as the strike of 1954, political agendas, and the constitutional mandate to ensure a balance between the economic factors of production. As a result, much of the regulation and jurisprudence is inclined towards the protection of employees who are viewed as the weak link in labor contracts.

In many cases, this particular conception comes at a high cost for employers who face the risk of complex and time consuming litigation that, if lost, entitles employees to recover lost wages from the date of termination to the date of the final court ruling, in addition to other constitutionally recognized rights.

In those cases were litigation is unavoidable, our lawyers regularly defend clients against claims of wrongful termination and breaches of employment contracts, and the increasingly common claims of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from a termination or employee discipline. We provide both defense and prosecution of claims relating to breaches of restrictive covenants, improper disclosure of trade secrets and proprietary information and unfair competition by former employees.

Our Practice is comprised of prominent attorneys with a vast experience in the application of Honduran Labor Law Statutes and regulations. Some of our partners and associates are recognized leading experts in this field and regularly offer seminars and training sessions for employers, including those governing union avoidance, wage and hour issues, employment discrimination, sexual harassment and interpretation of applicable employment statutes.

K&M Abogados’ Corporate & Commercial Law Practice is comprised of renowned experts in the field, educated in Ivy League Universities in the United States and Europe such as Harvard Law School, Loyola University and Toulouse University Business School.

Our team of experts has pioneered over the years innovative approaches to address our clients’ immediate goals and long term objectives, and has provided business and legal counsel focusing on industry specifics and our clients’ unique needs.

What we have accomplished:

Our group has served as counsel to the Board of Governors of COALIANZA, which is Honduras’ Public and Private Project Office in charge analyzing investment opportunities in the country.

We drafted our first US$7.0 million dollar trust contract to channel international cooperation for a Honduran Public Hospital to guarantee the adequate administration and oversight of funds.

Our corporate attorneys also advise on the entire spectrum of financial restructuring and equity financing for public companies, as well as for private and other closely held businesses.

We represent several families on a complex insurance claim against a well-known financial institution that denied the payment of insurance policies to the families of passengers deceased in a 2014 an air crash accident.

K&M Abogados has a wide experience in complex litigation and shareholder dispute cases. We recently advised on a US$.15.0 million dollar shareholder dispute of a closely held LLC mining company.

We have structured an ingenious solution and provided efficient tax planning for a real estate company located in the Bay Islands in a US$5.6 million dollar transaction.

The Firm provides regulatory compliance work in the areas of Money Laundry before National Banking and Insurance Commission (CNBS) and advices on other regulatory and public disclosure matters.

K&M Abogados takes an active part in the drafting, analysis, interpretation and negotiation of all kinds of business agreements, advising the parties on their terms and conditions, having regard to their legal nature.

We structured a US$500.0 thousand dollars Honduran Holding of Switzerland’s largest cooperative.

We have drafted regulations for shareholders’ meetings, boards of directors and board committees.

The Firm drafted the code of conduct and ethics for a multinational development bank.